Audi's vision is of cars equipped with "auto-pilot," making
driving easier and less demanding, but still requiring someone
behind the wheel, much like on a jetliner.

"Audi envisions motorists enjoying the convenience of allowing
the car to handle mundane stop-and-go driving conditions, for
example, while still being able to take control of the car when
needed," it said in a press release.

We
wrote in October that driving Audi's 2013 S8 with adaptive
cruise control made us ready to try a self-driving car. With the
newly won right to tests its technology in Nevada, the German
automaker looks like its getting ahead of the game.